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Hey now! Tune in to KDRT and the Golden Road on Friday, August 1st, 6:30-8:30 pm for a celebratory musical journey in honor of Jerry Garcia's 72nd birthday. This enjoyable ride will touch on nearly every style that the ol' Maestro played, from his creativity with The Grateful Dead to his wonderful work in the acoustic world plus plenty of his beloved sounds with his own electric band.

Here's the archived show + playlist:

http://kdrt.org/audio/golden-road-6pm-aug-1st-2014

Enjoy!

Soul and blues jazz, mambo, boogaloo, and more tonight!  Ella Fitzgerald  *  Dizzy Gillespie  *  The Oscar Peterson Trio  *  Erroll Garner  *  Lou Donaldson  *  Oscar Peterson  *  Baby Face Willette  *  Howard Roberts  *  June Katz  *  Kevin Mahogany  *  Shirley Horn  *  Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

Chatham County Line is an American bluegrass musical group. Formed in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1999 from members of the band Stillhouse. The band has released seven albums, including six on the influential Yep Roc label (via notable producer Chris Stamey), and have become popular in Europe as well as their native United States. Their most recent tour took in numerous European destinations, including the prestigious Lowlands rock festival in the Netherlands. 

With a repertoire including jazz standards from the 30s (think Paper Moon, Dream a Little Dream) to more current tunes (Kinks, Talking Heads, Butch Hancock) along with numerous originals influenced by his upbringing in New Orleans, his time in West Texas, and his studies in Eastern Europe, Brewski Salmineo, aka Bruce Salmon, is the definition of a performer. His music can be described as "Stories informed by travels all across the world, by train, truck, bus, and plane. Touring musician, chef, bus driver, carnie, teacher, audio engineer and more; these rich endeavors have woven a vast tapestry of experience, tales longing to be told."

Featuring Cannonball Adderley!

"Live in the Loam" is a new show featuring musicians and bands traveling through the area. We can call these "pop-up shows" because the time of the show centers around the availability of the artist. 

As part of the new show's first-week line up, Doug Deep will host two groups performing live in the studio:  Unpopable and the Evangentials. Visit their websites (below) to learn more--their music is indescribably delicious. Better yet, LISTEN to the show. Oh, the JOY of LIVE RADIO!

Unpopable: http://www.balloonbass.com

The Evangenitals    http://www.evangenitals.com

Interpol's fifth LP, El Pintor, is to be released on September 9. On Thursday, July 24, from 6-7 pm, we'll revisit their debut album, which to many fans remains as their favorite, not only within Interpol's discography but among all albums realeased in the first decade of the new millennium. Just enough darkness, guitar, bass, drums and vocals to keep you engaged for the hour. Oh, it's up to me now...

What a treat to have Steve Kotarek back in the studio. This time Steve will be accompinied by one of his bandmates, Naomi Rogers-Hefley. 

Steve has worked his way into the local music scene with his talent as a songwriter and uses his voice to convey a message in song. Steve lives in Woodland and his music is heard around northern California. Once you hear Steve perform you will be VERY tempted to pick up one of his CDs.

Naomi hails from the UK, recently moved to California. With her classical background, she brings a unique appoach to fiddle playing that complements Steve's music.

Visit Steve at  https://www.facebook.com/SteveKotarekBand

Great jazz performers tonight: clarinet, sax, piano, organ, vibes; vocals by Ella Fitzgerald and Al Jarreau.   Artie Shaw  *  Pete Fountain  *  Gerry Mulligan  *  Earl "Fatha" Hines  *  Shirley Scott with Stanley Turrentine  *  Paul Desmond  *  Modern Jazz Quartet  *  Miles Davis  *  Ella Fitzgerald  *  Al Jarreau

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